Congressman Dave Loebsack
It is Saturday, so this means a chance to go to legislative forums or possibly meet your member of congress. As we have noted before, we get information on the legislative forums from infonetiowa.org
Meet Congressman Loebsack:
Saturday, March 16
West Branch
9:15am
Reid’s Beans
106 E. Main Street
Muscatine
1:30pm
Coffee Belt 210
East Second Street
West Liberty
3:00pm
El Patio
214 North Columbus Street
Legislative Forums March 16 – 22:
03/16/2019 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Legislative Coffee – Fairfield
03/16/2019 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Eggs & Issues – Burlington
03/16/2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Legislative Forum – Arlington
03/16/2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Town Hall – Manson
03/16/2019 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Legislative Forum – Burlington
03/16/2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Legislative Forum – Newton
03/16/2019 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Legislative Coffee – Washington
03/16/2019 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Legislative Forum – Hiawatha
03/16/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Algona
03/16/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Monroe
03/16/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Harlan
03/16/2019 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Legislative Forum – Mason City
03/16/2019 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Legislative Forum – Postville
03/16/2019 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Legislative Forum – Knoxville
03/18/2019 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Coffee with Marti-Des Moines
03/19/2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Town Hall – Algona
03/20/2019 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Town Meeting – DeWitt
03/21/2019 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Town Meeting – Durant
03/21/2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Town Hall – Charter Oak
03/22/2019 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Office Hours – Ankeny
03/22/2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Legislative Forum – Keokuk
03/22/2019 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Listening Post – Muscatine
Forums and listening posts are listed in time and date order. Click on the highlighted event to find the location in that city. Once again, our bug thanks to the folks at infonectiowa.org.
Issues:
| Bad Ideas from GOP Lawmakers | |||
| Bill # | Bill Description | Current Status | Take Action |
| SJR 21 | Constitutional Amendment banning abortion in all cases | Senate State Government/House Judiciary | Contact your lawmaker |
| SF 237/HF 503 | Politicize judicial branch by allowing GOP to appoint all judges | Senate Floor/House Floor | Contact your lawmaker |
| HJR 13/SJR 18 | Eliminates Background Checks; allows guns on college campuses, state fairgrounds, school buses | House Floor | |
| SF 508 | Religious exemptions, license to discriminate (similar to North Carolina) | Senate Floor | |
| SF 372 | Vouchers for private schools/home schools | Senate Floor | |
| HF 636 | Allows concealed weapons in weapon free zones, courthouses, and public/private workplaces | House Floor | |
| SF 296 | Reinstates the death penalty | Senate Floor | |
| SF 307/HF 438 | Repeal the state inheritance tax | House Ways & Means | |
| SF 575 | GOP voter suppression bill | Senate Floor | |
| Democratic Bills: Improving Life for Everyday Iowans | |||
| Bill # | Bill Description | Current Status | Take Action |
| HF 135/SF 156 | Fixing Medicaid Privatization | House/Senate Human Resources | |
| HF 383 | Investing in public schools beyond rate of inflation | House Education Committee (GOP passed another record low investment in public schools) | |
| HF 147/SF 176 | Restoring the rights of Iowa workers | House/Senate Labor | |
| SF 107 | Protect the wages earned by employees | Senate Labor | |
| HF 109/SF 117 | Reasonable accomodations for prenancy/child birth | House/Senate Labor | |
| SF 72 | Affordable housing/revitalizing old homes | Senate State Government | |
| HF 91/SF 247 | Raise Minimum Wage | House/Senate Labor | |
| SF 104/HF 221 | Expand Medical cannabis use | House Public Safety | |
| HF 129 | End GOP voter suppression/voter ID law | House State Government | |
| HF 501 | Help working families with high cost of child care | House Human Resources | |
| Signed In to Law | |||
| HF 306 | Low funding for public schools | Passed House and Senate; Signed by Governor | |
| Dead for the Year | |||
| HF 257 | Eliminate education funding to Planned Parenthood | House Human Resources Committee | |
| SF 27 | Prohibits tenure at state universities/community colleges | Senate Education | |
| SF 28 | Vouchers + eliminate Iowa Dept. of Education & Iowa Public TV | Senate Education | |
| HF 542 | Prohibits state dollars from acquiring public land for parks, bike trails, hunting, fishing, or other recreation | House Natural Resources | |
| HF 51 | Allows concealed weapons in places of worship | House Public Safety | |
| SF 259 | Personhood; bans abortion in all cases | Senate Judiciary Comittee | |
| HF 160 | Expands & reduces requirements for Charter Schools | House Education | |
| HF 448/SF 238/SF 239 | Loosens requirements on immunizations | House Human Resources | |
| HF 249 | Legalize the date rape drug and other hallucinogenic drugs like LSD | House Public Safety | |
| HF 248 | Legalize mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs | House Public Safety | |
| HF 118 | Eliminates permits to carry concealed guns; allows guns on school grounds | House Public Safety | |
| HF 194 | Requires Iowa kids to read a Russian book before graduating high school | House Education Committee | |
| HF 187 | Prohibits fluoride in drinking water | House Environmental Protection |
